The Hot Right Now and R.I.P. star proved a big hit with everyone. Tulisa raved: “Rita is great for the panel.

“Despite only breaking the commercial scene recently, Rita has been in the industry for years and knows what she is talking about.”

Male contestants were also getting all steamed up. One said: “Rita is so hot! All the boys backstage are drooling over her.”

Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, 39, will be seething after Rita has proved such a smash. Last week word leaked that she was the hot favourite to join the show full time. But she was booed in Liverpool and bosses have gone cold on her.

Yesterday one man proved a star in the making. He is a homeless man whose voice touched the panel. Tulisa told him: “I hope this performance changes your life. You deserve it.”